Window-shade and curtain-pole holder.



PATENTED APR. 2,- 1907.

J. H. GREEN. WINDOW SHADE AND CURTAIN POLE HOLDER.

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WINDOW-SHADE AND CURTAIN-POLE HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 2, 1907.

Application filed May 24, 1906. Serial No. 318,576.

To (l/ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES H. GREEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Freeport, in the county of Armstrong and State ofennsy'lvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWindow-Shade and Curtain-Pole Holders, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple form of combinedholder for windowshades and curtain-poles which is capable of beingreadily applied to the window-frame, which when applied is readilyadjustable to admit of removal of the window-shade or ourtain-pole atwill, and which is further advantageous in that it may be readilydetached from the window frame entirely without necessitating removal offastenings, such as is incident to the use of the ordinary devices ofthis class.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof andalso to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the meansfor effecting the result reference is to be had to the followingdescription and accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is aperspective view showing the invention applied to a window-frame. Fig. 2is a top plan view of the holder alone. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectiontaken intermediate of the ends of the holder.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

In the drawings the holder, as illustrated, is comprised of the twocomplemental sections 1 and 2, each of which is of like formsubstantially. The sections 1 and 2 are pref erably made of sheet metalsuitably stamped out from the blank, and each section has its outerextremity bent outwardly, as shown at 3, to form extensions adapted tosupport a curtain-pole. The extensions 3 are twisted, as at 8 to bringthe broader surfaces into horizontal positions, and said extensions havetheir outermost terminals curved downwardly and upwardly to form curvedsupporting members 4, which receive the ends of the curtainole when thelatter is in position upon the ho der.

It will be understood that the parts of the holder may be of anyornamental appearance, according to the whim of the manufacturer and theprice to be paid for the articles. The sections 1 and 2 as to slide withrelation to one another. In other words, the inner extremities of thesections 1 and 2 are provided with forwardly and rearwardly bent lugs 5,a pair for each section, and these lugs projecting from the upper andlower edge portions of the sections are adapted to so embrace the sameas to hold the sections together and at the same time admit of theslidable longitudinal movement hereinbefore suggested. The lugs 5 of onesection engage over the body portion of the I other section, and thesections are thus united. If desired, the central portions of thesections 1 and 2 may be cut away to lighten the construction. The outerend portion of each section 1 and 2 is cut longitudinally to admit ofbending outward the window-shadesupporting extensions or members 6. Themembers 6 are thus integrally formed with the sections from which theyproject, and one lug has a suitable slot 7, and the other is providedwith an opening 8, adapted to receive the journals of the ordinary typesof window-shades in the customary manner.

The manner of applying the invention to the window-frame is peculiar andadvantageous. For the above purpose fastenings 7 are attached to theframe 8, and each of said fastenings is of L form, one arm of thefastening being threaded or otherwise formed, so as to readily enter theframe of the window, the other arm of each fastening being adapted tooverlap an adjacent section of the holder. Two fastenings are providedadjacent to opposite ends of the holder and extend over the upper andlower edges thereof, permitting of free longitudinal movement of theholdersections 1 and 2 if it be desired at any time to remove the shadefrom the shade-supporting members 6. Furthermore, if it is necessary atany time to remove the holder entirely from the window-frame it will beobvious that the fastenings 7 may be readily turned, so that theengaging arms thereof are free fi'om engagement with the holder-sections1 and 2, whereby the holder may be readily detached.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is v Acombined window-shade and curtainpole hanger or fixture, comprisingsimilar complemental sections placed one upon the are adjustablyconnected, so 1 other, each having a longitudinal slot extending nearlythe entire length thereof and provided at its inner end withoppositely-extending lugs in the plane thereof and folded uponthemselves to engage loosely with the longitudinal edges of the adjacentsection to hold said sections together and give proper direction theretoin longitudinal adjustment thereof, each section having its outer endportion longitudinally cut and having the POT-1 tion bordering upon theout bent outward at angle to provide wmdow-shade-supa right portingextensions and eurtain-pole-supporting members, said parts being bent atdifferent points in the length of the seetio n, the

Mrs. J H. GREEN, MATILDA PIOKWORTH.

